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28. The mask is deceptive because it has become politicized

Wed Aug 26, 2020, 09:27 AM

Aug 2020

Far too many people are seeing the mask as a proxy for identifying people who are being responsible when it comes to COVID... but wearing a mask (particularly ad-hoc face coverings) are no substitute for social distancing and frequent washing and avoiding touching your face.

I'll go so far as to say that the person who is actively keeping her distance and frequently washing her hands but refuses to wear a mask... is doing far more to combat the virus than someone like members of this crowd who do none of that (and are yelling inches from someone else's face) but happen to be wearing a mask-shaped-object on their face.

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Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman [View all] still_one Aug 2020 OP

Comments from most black blm activists were opposed to this JI7 Aug 2020 #1

Absolutely, but the idiocy of these protesters, who are mostly, or all white by the way still_one Aug 2020 #2

and they will blame black people instead of the white people doing this JI7 Aug 2020 #3

without a doubt still_one Aug 2020 #5

Also fuels the "COVID doesn't matter if you're protesting?" narrative FBaggins Aug 2020 #9

No social distancing, but at least it looked like they were wearing masks still_one Aug 2020 #10

The mask is deceptive because it has become politicized FBaggins Aug 2020 #28

Is one wearing a MAGA hat? Trumpocalypse Aug 2020 #4

I can't tell, but there are some wearing BLM shirts, which is unfortunate because this has nothing still_one Aug 2020 #6

Looked like one to me Roland99 Aug 2020 #8

The one in the red hat, which is the one you are referring to, I cannot make out the letters still_one Aug 2020 #12

That's what it looks like to me too ck4829 Aug 2020 #18

It is not a MAGA hat Loki Liesmith Aug 2020 #22

And masks or no masks, how terrifying to have a crowd yelling in their faces during a pandemic. n/t femmedem Aug 2020 #7

Do we really know they were just BLM protesters? dhol82 Aug 2020 #11

I doubt they are plants still_one Aug 2020 #13

"Doubt", what's that? ck4829 Aug 2020 #16

You are trying to make a case by comparing apples and oranges, by bringing up extraneous still_one Aug 2020 #23

Good question ck4829 Aug 2020 #17

Here is the Washington Post story: still_one Aug 2020 #25

This is how Trump wins. tman Aug 2020 #14

Hopefully not, and critical thinking people will realize that this mob does NOT represent the BLM still_one Aug 2020 #15

They don't. Nt AkFemDem Aug 2020 #21

If we had enough critical thinking people, trump wouldn't be president. tman Aug 2020 #24

Divider-in-chief Trump is responsible for creating this atmosphere. radius777 Aug 2020 #19

You have that right!!! +++ still_one Aug 2020 #26

It's ALWAYS white protestors... AkFemDem Aug 2020 #20

Right now there are just too many DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #27

I don't buy that. This is an atmosphere that has been created by trump and his still_one Aug 2020 #30

Not in this case, imo DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #33

I think it is the frustration from the obvious police abuses, and the helplessness that those in still_one Aug 2020 #38

No doubt people are angry and frustrated DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #40

We agree then still_one Aug 2020 #42

Works for me DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #45

Mobs are ugly. cwydro Aug 2020 #29

Not excusing it but.... SlogginThroughIt Aug 2020 #31

The diners who were quoted said they supported the DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #35

it isn't white nationalists doing it SlogginThroughIt Aug 2020 #37

Not what I said at all DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #39

Perhaps you just didn't read my first post at all. SlogginThroughIt Aug 2020 #41

And then you completely contradicted your first statement by excusing it. cwydro Aug 2020 #43

I didn't excuse it. SlogginThroughIt Aug 2020 #44

Project Veritas tenderfoot Aug 2020 #32

+1,000,000 oasis Aug 2020 #34

How would this be seen as okay to do? Sugarcoated Aug 2020 #36